It's a good idea to keep it up to date as the updates invariably contain security patches to fix vulnerabilities. If your PC is regularly online then it would be unwise not to install the updates as over time you're increasing the risk of picking up malware or having your computer otherwise comprom...

My 488 ran at double speed and had dbx that I left switched off. Used with good quality cassettes, I thought it sounded as good as anything else I had access to at the time.

My Portastudio was the later 8-track version. I didn't think four was worth it.

blinddrew wrote: ↑Tue Jan 18, 2022 9:20 am ...control panel > sound > recording > double-click the built-in soundcard > Custom...

This is what I meant by driver settings.

Mike Stranks wrote: ↑Tue Jan 18, 2022 11:35 am Windows 'sees' it as an external webcam.

Are there any similar webcam driver settings in the CP?

We didn’t do it by using speakers by the way, in case that was a thought. I first did it with speakers, cheap little boom boxes, sounded terrible. I also vaguely remember a bookshelf system where I could push in both the "Tape" and "Aux" buttons at the same time, and if I could ...

A setting in the laptop's audio drivers would be my guess.

I'm lazy, I'd've just said,
https://www.soundonsound.com/glossary/d ... microphone

Cruel, maybe. Funny, definitely. True, probably.

Another way (poor cat) would be to use a combination of the "channel mode" buttons in the item properties and the plugin pin connectors on the "delays" track. BTW, Drew & Elf, my version of the reverb template from that other thread is all on a single track, thanks to that pi...

Locating sound - even approximately - from any sort of 'spaced' domestic recording is a very hit-and-miss affair; reflections etc etc etc. Yeah, I did wonder about that. There's obviously no kind of sound dampening in the house; just brick walls... If the sound is coming from outside the room, ever...

The input impedance of a DI box or indeed an amplifier is not as critical as many people think. 220k, 500k or 2-3 meg will probably make less audible difference than changing the cable from 3 to 5 mtrs or a different brand. The whole response of the pickups inductance, any onboard pots and caps and...